Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 钻
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钻 |
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Hanzi-Trainer
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Meaning |
to drill, bore, auger, dig into (studies), diamond |
Pronunciation |
zuān, zuàn |
Explanation |
Left: metal 钅(=金 covered  in the ground 土 are 2 gold nuggets 丷), right: fortune telling 占 (here: drill | with handle - over a stone 口) |
Mnemonic
| Made of metal is the drill over the stone: and drills. |
Radicals
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金
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gold, metal | (This radical is always on the left side of a character.) |
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占
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divine | (It is shown a crack 卜 in the shell 口 of a turtle from which the fortune was told. This radical uses the radical 卜.) |
Tip: Go to the radicals that are contained in this character and learn all the characters with this radical systematically!
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Vocabulary
| 钻研 |
zuān yán |
to study meticulously; to delve into |
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